Buddy Ọkụ Tebụl by Mona Sharma is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha in Nhazi Ngwaahịa Ìhè na Ihe E Kwụnyere Competition Category.

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Buddy Ọkụ Tebụl

by Mona Sharma

Client: Gantri, Inc.

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha Winner in Ìhè Category

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The Design

About Buddy Ọkụ Tebụl

Buddy bụ ọkụ tebụl e mere maka ọrụ a na-elekwasị anya. E ji isi a pụrụ ịdozi dozie n'elu ahụ ya gbara okirikiri, nke a pụrụ ịhulata ala iji nye ọrụ ọkụ ma ọ bụ chịlie elu iji nye ọkụ gburugburu. A na-eji mgbanwe dimmer dị na eriri ahụ achịkwa ìhè ya. E ji usoro FDM (fused deposition modeling) na-akpụ ihe atọ (3D) mepụta Buddy, na-eji polymer sitere n'osisi nke esitere n'ihe ubi shuga wepụta ya. A na-emepụta ọkụ ọ bụla na California ma jiri aka wụchaa ya iji agba mmiri (water based marine paints). Ụdị ya dị nta dabara adaba maka ọfịs, ebe ịmụ ihe, tebụl akụkụ akwa ihi ụra, ma ọ bụ ọnụ ụlọ ndụ.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha

Buddy Ọkụ Tebụl meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị dị n'ọkwa kachasị elu, mara mma ma na-eju anya. Ndị meriri na Ọlaọcha bụ ọrụ na-egbu maramara nke ukwuu ma dị oke nzụlite nke na-egosi ọmarịcha ihe ọmụma, talent na nghọta nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Buddy Ọkụ Tebụl ga-abụ ọrụ dị ịtụnanya, ihe nlereanya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị omimi n'ihe ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha bụ ihe e mepụtara dị oke ịrịba ama, nke a na-eto nke na-erite uru ma na-ebuga oke nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ n'ihu. Buddy Ọkụ Tebụl bụ ihe e kere eke ọtụtụ ndị na-ekwo ekworo ya nke na-akpali ọchịchọ, na-eweta mmetụta ọma ma na-akpali ịtụnanya.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Buddy is a playful, Scandinavian influenced 3D printed task light for the dynamic worker. Its rounded, subtly tapered silhouette gives it a friendly stance and will help the user just like a 'buddy' would, featuring a moving head with dimmable light to focus down on a specific task, or to beam up to provide ambient light - making it a space saving choice for an office, living room or more.
Dimensions & Packaging: Overall Width 114mm x Depth 203mm x Height 330mm
Footprint Width 101 x Depth 101mm
Weight 1.59kg
8.5W E26 LED Bulb, 850 Lumens, Soft white
Dimmable switch on-cord. 100-120V US 2-prong plug
Tags: 3D Printed, Sustainable, Light, Lamp, PLA, Companion, Working from home, Desk Light
Production Technology: Buddy is made by Gantri. They use FDM 3D printing technology to manufacture lights using Gantri Plant Polymers - a unique form of PLA, derived from sugar crops and then hand finish with water based marine paints, all in California. This gives luxury, made to order products that are attainable for the consumer but also sustainable to create and safer for the environment. The pivoting head was a key detail from Mona Sharma, resulting in a new component which is now a stock part for future designers to use on the Gantri platform, opening up their offering.
Design Challenge: To keep the design minimal but characterful, sketching, modelling and prototyping was needed for clarity. The moving head was key, resulting in a new a stock part for future designers to use on the Gantri platform, changing 3D printing from a prototyping tool to a commercial manufacturing method. The design has no overhangs, easing material use and time in production. The design is parametrically designed, so can be easily adapted for the future, lowering costs to production and the environment.
Research: Methods included market, trends research, primary and secondary material investigation, scale models and test 3D prints, to, see what is currently available, understand user needs, know the limits of FDM 3D printing and know scale and proportions of the design and usability. Data collection was in the form of notes, photos, sketches and measurements. Continuous 3D printing for testing ensured real life information, resulting a new stock part for future designers, pushing 3D printing boundaries.
Inspiration: To create a functional light that helps the dynamic worker to focus on specific tasks, such that the design has a moving head. This adds to Gantri's current portfolio which upon introduction focused heavily on 'static' designs. It's inspired by bold shapes and forms found in the Memphis design style, and the clean, minimal forms found in Scandinavian culture. I wanted to create a companion for 'thinking' spaces, so quirky, playful cues in abstract photography and in nature gave it character.
Project Duration: The project began in April 2018 and finished in August 2019, in between Cambridge, UK and San Fransisco, USA. It began production in August 2019 in San Leandro, USA.
Operation Flow: It features a cylindrical body topped with an adjustable, dimmable head that can be angled up to provide ambient light or tilted down to keep the focus on your work.

Buddy is designed for the office or study, but also makes a smart, space-saving choice for the bedside table or living room.

The fact that it is very accommodating in terms of adjustability and brightness, as well as it being fully functional, sustainable due to mainland shipping and production techniques, whilst also defying 3D printing norms, shows that it is a great product that meets moral, aesthetic, sustainable and practical values all in one prooduct.
Team Members: Gantri, Inc.